Cabane de Beille – Merens les Vals Distance: 28km Elevation: +1030m, -2031m Fuel: Brioche and jam, bread and jam, lots of coffee, peanuts, teeny tiny tuna rice… Read more “Day 25: The End”
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Day 24: Flood
Siguer (740m) – Cabane de Beille d’en bad (1900m) Distance: 29km Elevation: +2496m and -1297m … Our biggest day yet! Fuel: brioche and chestnut spread, peanuts, mini… Read more “Day 24: Flood”
Day 20: A hitchhiker’s guide to the GR10
Bonac – Cabine de L’Artigue via Seix Distance: 35km (on foot) 15km (by car) Elevation: No idea, maybe 400m Fuel: Soggy pain au chocolat, cafe au lait,… Read more “Day 20: A hitchhiker’s guide to the GR10”
Day 22: On top of the world
St Lizier d’Ustou – Refuge de Bassies (1655m) via Aulus les Bains Distance: 30.5km Elevation: 2161m Best day on the trail? Maybe, just maybe. Fresh and clean… Read more “Day 22: On top of the world “
Day 21: Cruising
Cabane de l’Artigue – St Lizier d’Ustou Distance: 35kmElevation: +1716m, -2338m Fuel: Pain au chocolat, peanuts, dark chocolate, goats cheese (Mat), apple juice, crisps, baguette and mackerel,… Read more “Day 21: Cruising “
Day 19: The Variant
Eylie – Bonac Distance: 17km Elevation: 800m Fuel: Rye bread and Nutella, peanuts, plate of couscous, cheese, salad and bread, rye bread and mackerel for dinner, mars… Read more “Day 19: The Variant”
Day 18: Ghost towns
Fos – Eylie d’en Haut (990m) Distance: 28km Elevation: +1961m, -1515m Fuel: Pain au chocolats, cafe au lait, mars bars, mini cheese, peanuts, chorizo and baguette. We… Read more “Day 18: Ghost towns”
Day 17: Into the Ariege
Luchon – Fos Distance: 30km Elevation: +1524m, -1630m Fuel: Petit dejeuner in Luchon (can I just say the guys running the Hotel Panoramic were absolute legends –… Read more “Day 17: Into the Ariege “
Day 15: Switchbacks
Cabane d’Ourtiga – Luchon Distance: 31.5km Elevation: 1603m Fuel: Pain au chocolat. Mars bar, petit dejeuner (with double helping of bread and coffee and myrtle berry jam!),… Read more “Day 15: Switchbacks”
Day 14: Middle of nowhere
Vielle Aure – Cabane d’Ourtiga (1600m) Distance: 20km Elevation: 1565m Fuel: Muffins and yoghurt for brekkie, pain au chocolat, cafe au lait, baguette with the best sausage… Read more “Day 14: Middle of nowhere”
